St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets: Game 1 preview, predictions and odds | Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1, April 19, 2025

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here as the St. Louis Blues will take on the Winnipeg Jets in the first round. Game 1 is set for Saturday, April 19 at 6 p.m. ET.

St. Louis is the eighth seed and finished with a record of 44-30-8. Winnipeg, meanwhile, finished with the best record in the NHL with a record of 56-22-4.

Blues vs Jets: Head-to-head & key stats

St. Louis went 1-2-1 against Winnipeg this season
The Blues are averaging 3.04 goals per game
Winnipeg averaged 3.53 goals per game
St. Louis is 20-16-5 on the road
The Jets allowed 2.31 goals per game, which was the fewest this season
The Blues are allowing 2.81 goals per game
Winnipeg is 30-7-4 at home

St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets: Preview

St. Louis got hot in the second half of the season to make the playoffs. The Blues are led by Robert Thomas, who has 81 points, Jordan Kyrou has 70 points, Dylan Holloway has 63 points, Pavel Buchnevich has 57 points, and Brayden Schenn has 50 points.

The Blues are set to start Jordan Binnington, who's 28-22-5 with a 2.69 GAA and a .900 SV%. In his career against Winnipeg, he's 3-7-1 with a 3.09 GAA and a .903 SV%.

Winnipeg, meanwhile, was the best team in the NHL in the regular season. The Jets will start Connor Hellebuyck, who's the favorite to win MVP. Hellebucyk went 47-12-3 with a 2.00 GAA and a .925 SV%. In his career against the Blues, he's 17-6-2 with a 2.03 GAA and a .928 SV%.

The Jets are led by Kyle Connor, who has 97 points, Mark Scheifele has 87 points, Nikolaj Ehlers has 63 points, and Josh Morrissey has 62 points.

Blues vs Jets: Odds & Prediction

St. Louis is a +154 underdog while Winnipeg is a -185 favorite, and the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Blues and Jets will open the playoffs in what should be a great goalie battle. Winnipeg was the best team due to Hellebuyck's play, but in the last playoffs, he did struggle.

However, Hellebuyck should limit St. Louis' offense as Winnipeg gets the win in Game 1 to take a 1-0 series lead.

Prediction: Jets 3, Blues 1.

Blues vs Jets: Head-to-head & key stats

Tip 1: Winnipeg ML (-185

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (-142)

Tip 3: Jordan Kyrou 3+ shots on goal (-110)

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Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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